Boston Researchers Present Study Showing Working Memory Training In School Can Help Students With Attention Deficits

Dr. Enrico Mezzacappa, assistant professor of psychiatry at Harvard University, has presented findings from a pilot project studying the effectiveness of using Cogmed Working Memory Training in the classroom to improve attention in children with ADHD. The research was conducted in the Boston school system and builds on previous findings from Sweden’s Karolinska Institute that revealed a breakthrough in the way attention problems are understood and treated. [click link for full article]

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